By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Africa | Rated 
The Ninth Ordinary Summit of the African Union is in the history books following its conclusion in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. But some Africans are still feeling betrayed over the leaders’ failure to form a United States of Africa. In their final communiqué African leaders agreed to speed up the economic and political integration of the continent to pursue the goal of a United States of Africa.
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
Liberia's former president Charles Taylor ended a boycott Tuesday of his trial for war crimes he is accused of committing during Sierra Leone' decade long civil war. Mr. Taylor had boycotted the trial, which began last month in The Hague, saying that his defense team was inadequate and he had no chance of a fair hearing. Kari Barber reports from VOA's West Africa bureau in Dakar.
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
African leaders meeting on the final day of the African Union Summit, in Ghana, remain divided over whether and how to create a single African government. Meanwhile, civil society organizations continue to protest for more discussion of issues they say affect the development of the continent. For VOA, Naomi Schwarz has more from VOA's regional bureau in Dakar.
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
A week ago, the Washington Post quoted Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi as saying that his government made a wrong political calculation when it intervened in Somalia.
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
African Union heads of state and government wrapped up a summit in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday without making much headway towards their top agenda item of creating a United States of Africa - or resolving crises in Sudan and Zimbabwe.
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
A high court judge in Mutare, Zimbabwe, on Tuesday acquitted alleged coup plotter Peter Michael Hitschmann of charges that he conspired to assassinate President Robert Mugabe in 2006, but convicted him of various weapons charges.
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
Welfare organizations say there has been a dramatic increase in the number of abandoned babies in South Africa in the past year. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our bureau in Johannesburg.
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
U.N. agencies say that Mozambique is undergoing a severe drought. They say hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people will need increased humanitarian assistance over the coming months to help them survive until next year's harvest in April. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
Religious leaders in the northern Nigeria are reportedly planning to persuade the two main presidential candidates who lost in the April presidential election to drop their legal challenge against President Umaru Yar'Adua.
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
The government of Zimbabwe on Tuesday maintained pressure on businesses to cut retail prices while maintaining the production of essential goods, warning that it is prepared to take over and operate key manufacturing firms
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